Welcome to the first Health Blog. At Lyndon Green we encourage our children to make healthy choices in what they eat and drink. Our health team aims to promote healthy food choices across the school. We focus on playtime snacks, healthy lunch boxes and raising awareness of healthy choices.

In April we started working with a company called Food Net who are linked with the NHS, they have been running cooking workshops in school, which I know parents have attended and found very beneficial.

They have also worked with year 5 on cooking theory. Year 5 looked at the foods that are good for our body. They were very shocked to discover how much food was in certain favourite drinks. They were then challenged to swap a sugary drink for a healthy one. The parents of year 5 were then also invited along to a workshop where they became label detectives, looking at the fat content of foods. There were a few astonished gasps. Especially from me!

As the year goes on we will be updating the blog ½ termly with latest news and information.

Look out for a packed lunch survey soon, healthy recipe ideas, a health team newsletter and new displays going up in the dining room to promote healthy eating.

We would love to hear about any healthy meals you cook at home, don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Mrs Wyatt and the health team